Overview

• The non-bailable warrant was originally issued by a special PMLA court in August 2020 after Gupta missed multiple ED summons.
• His lawyers filed a fresh application seeking permission for him to join the Enforcement Directorate’s probe virtually, citing medical conditions and his London residence since 2019.
• The ED alleges Gupta’s offshore entities received over Rs 28.69 crore in illicit kickbacks tied to the scrapped €556 million AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter contract.
• Properties valued at Rs 21 crore have been provisionally attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act as investigators trace further fund flows.
• Justice Neena Bansal Krishna criticized repeated adjournment requests by Gupta’s counsel before reserving her judgment on the quashing plea.